Aragorn's Moment

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“Their farewells had been said in the great hall by the fire, and they were only waiting now for Gandalf, ... Bilbo huddled in a cloak stood silent on the doorstep beside Frodo. Aragorn sat with his head bowed to his knees; only Elrond knew fully what this hour meant to him.”

What did Tolkien mean by that line? What did that hour, that moment mean to Aragorn? What was going through his head? What did Elrond know that no other did?

This vignette is my interpretation of the moment.

As always, my thanks goes to beta-extraordinaire Thundera Tiger. She was vital to this story even being written, not to mention its quality. She is priceless!

Aragorn's Moment

This vignette is both beautiful and heartbreaking. You did a wonderful job of revealing Aragorn's possible thoughts during that scene in FotR - very believable speculation and fitting the Aragorn I adore, too. There are so many phrases that I just loved. Great writing, and thank you for sharing it.

Aragorn's Moment

JRRT certainly put the poor man through the wringer, didn't he? I was playing with an idea, and worked out Aragorn's movements, as far as we know them, in the summer of 3018. I had not previously put the clues together, and I finally noticed that Aragorn was told about Frodo and the Ring in May when he met Gandalf at Sarn Ford. He had the whole summer to worry about what it would mean for the future. The 'hopeful fatalism' you give him here, seems just right to me.

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